– David Mark, a former Senate president, reveals
PDP’s plans on 2019 presidential election
– The party is to nominate only popular candidates
to win people’s hearts


It seems that Nigeria’s main opposition party has
some serious strategy for 2019 presidential election.
According to a former Senate president, David Mark,
the imposition of candidates during the Nigerian
general elections of 2015 was the reason why the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ended its 16-year
rule.

Addressing the PDP supporters at his Otukpo
country home in Benue state on Monday, Mr Mark
said that the PDP should stop impositioning
unpopular candidates and reposition to return to
power in 2019.

He said: “We must come to terms with reality that
PDP lost the last general election because of over
bearing tendencies of some leaders who imposed
candidates on the people.
It is inevitable that we must change from the old
ways and allow the will of the people prevail.
Unfolding events clearly show that the PDP is the
party for the people. But we must not take them for
granted by forcing unpopular candidates on the
people.
The coast is clear that the PDP has the road map for
peace, unity and development of Nigeria. Nigerians
now know the difference. Therefore popular
candidates should be put forward to drive the ship
of the party ahead of the next general elections.”
He also emphasized that the party has all chances of
returning to power if all party members work
together and sacricifice their personal interest for
the sake of ordinary Nigerians.

The meeting was also attanded by Emmanuel Agbo,
the state chairman of the PDP, Abba Moro, a former
interior minister, and General Geoffrey Ejiga, a
member of the PDP board of trustees and caucus
leader of the party in the Benue south senatorial
zone.